| Libyan Civil War |
| Part of the Arab Winter, the Libyan Crisis
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Military situation in Libya on 29 June 2017
Controlled by the Mujahedeen Councils of Derna, Benghazi and Adjabiya
Controlled by local forces
(For a more detailed map, see ) |
| Date |
16 May 2014 – present
(3 years, 3 months, 1 week and 4 days) |
| Location |
Libya |
| Status |
Ongoing
- Islamic parties dominating the General National Congress (GNC) are defeated in the June 2014 elections.
- GNC Islamic forces take control of Tripoli and establish a rival government.
- The government supported by the majority of the elected House of Representatives bases itself in Tobruk
- The Benghazi Shura Council revolts and is defeated in Benghazi.
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ISIL takes over most of Derna, some Sabha countryside, Nofaliya,Sirte, and other cities in Libya; subsequently, Derna Mujahideen expel ISIL from Derna in July 2015, ISIL launches an offensive to capture control of the strategic oil terminals of Sidra and Ra's Lanuf in January 2016, and is subsequently struck by a Government of National Accord and GNC counter-offensive to capture areas in and around Sirte from ISIL in May 2016.Abu Qurayn, Bin Jawad, Nofaliya, Harawa, Ghardabiya Air Base and Sirte seized by the GNA/GNC in the offensive.
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Libyan Political Agreement signed by both the Tobruk-based government and Tripoli-based government in December 2015 leading to dissolution of General National Congress and formation of Government of National Accord or GNA, but Tobruk's House of Representatives votes against it.
- Forces loyal to Khalifa al-Ghawil attempt a coup d'état against Fayez al-Sarraj and the Presidential Council of the GNA.
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| Main belligerents |
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 House of Representatives (Tobruk-based)
 Egypt(limited involvement)
 United Arab Emirates(limited involvement)
 Gaddafi loyalists
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Government of National Accord
(since 2016)
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General National Congress (Tripoli-based)
 Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries
Shura Council of Mujahideen in Derna
Benghazi Defense Brigades
 Ajdabiya Shura Council |
 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (from 2014)
Supported by:
 Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (2014–15; alleged since)
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| Commanders and leaders |
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Aguila Saleh Issa
(President of House of Representatives)
Abdullah al-Thani
(Prime Minister)
 Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar
(Commander of Operation Dignity)
Col. Wanis Abu Khamada
(Commander of Libyan Special Forces)
 Brig. Gen. Saqr Geroushi
(Chief of Staff of the Libyan Air Force)
Chief of Staff Abdel Razek Al-Nazuri (Libyan Ground Forces)
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi
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Fayez al-Sarraj
(Chairman of the Presidential Council and Prime minister)
Col. Al-Mahdi Al-Barghathi
(GNA Minister of Defense)
 Rida Issa
(Libyan Navy commander)
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Nouri Abusahmain (former)
(President of the GNC)
Khalifa al-Ghawi (WIA)
(Prime Minister, not internationally recognized)
Sadiq Al-Ghariani
(Grand Mufti)
Salah Badi
(Operation Libya Dawn Commander)
 Shaaban Hadia
(LROR Commander)
Adel Gharyani
(LROR Commander)
 Abu Khalid al Madani
(Ansar al-Sharia Leader)
Mokhtar Belmokhtar †
(Commander of Al-Mourabitoun, believed dead)
Mohamed al-Zahawi †
(Former Ansar al-Sharia Leader)
Wissam Ben Hamid †
(Libya Shield 1 Commander)
Salim Derby †
(Commander of Abu Salim Martyrs Brigade)
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Abu Nabil al-Anbari † (Top ISIL leader in Libya)
Abu Hudhayfah al-Muhajir
(ISIL governor of Wilayat Tripolitania)
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| Casualties and losses |
5,695 killed (as of 31 Dec. 2016)
20,000 injured (as of May 2015)
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Gaddafi loyalists
Ajdabiya Shura Council
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (2014–15; alleged since)
Rida Issa
Salim Derby †
Abu Hudhayfah al-Muhajir
House of Representatives (Tobruk-based)
Egypt(limited involvement)
United Arab Emirates(limited involvement)